Burnaby’s Dageraad Brewing was named Brewery of the Year at the 2018 Canadian Brewing Awards, followed up with a near sweep of Strong Belgian Ale category at the BC Beer Awards last October. Co-Founder Ben Coli has put pen to paper to give us some insights on Dageraad in 2019.

The Coquitlam Craft Beer Festival continues to evolve, with a new schedule, yet another room of beer, a new food market and a Quirky Beers theme. Let’s find out what CCBF’s Beer Ambassador Paul Pyne has to say about this year’s Festival.

Vancouver Brewery Tours was founded in June 2013 by craft beer enthusiast Ryan Mackey, who along with his talented team of tour guides enjoys sharing their passion for locally made craft beer and connecting you with the vibrant craft beer community in Vancouver. Let’s find out what Ryan has to say about VBT. Photo: Amanda Siebert

Steel & Oak quietly won an amazing five (5!) awards at the 2018 BC Beer Awards. Their tasting room and rotating art gallery space about 15 minutes' walk west of New Westminster Skytrain station. Let's pop in and hear from one of the founders, Jorden Foss.

Michael “Fezz” Nazarec is a founding partner in Strathcona Beer Company. A homebrewer for over three decades, he's headed up brew clubs in Calgary and Toronto. He made the move into brewing after a quarter century at CBC television followed by a period as the host of Beer! The Show, a Vancouver-based YouTube channel dedicated to craft beer. Let's hear what he has to say about his brewery.

The Wildwood Public House, previously known as the Red Lion, purported to be Powell River’s first neighbourhood pub, is weeks away from opening. There is a lot of buzz about the Wildwood, locally and in craft beer circles.

Bringing the vibrant flavours, scents and sounds of South America to British Columbia, Andina Brewing Company​ offers Vancouver a distinct experience in the craft beer landscape. Head Brewer Ben Greenberg came on board early in 2018. Let’s check in to see what’s new.

As the craft beer revolution has exploded over the last 5 years, it has had a mixed effect on U-Brews. The surrounding creativity has inspired them to raise their game and learn new styles, but they have lost overall market share. But some key members of the BC brewing community got their start in U-Brews and fondly recall their time there.

I long for beer books like this that don’t just detail how history affected beer, but talk about how beer affected history. The authors argue that “Beer has shaped the trajectory of Western civilization more than most political philosophers might like to admit."